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I am considering laying VCT tile in a kitchen. Does all VCT floors have to be buffed as part of regular maintenance? Can I get by with a mop and the VCT cleaners? I am trying to find the most carefree and durable floor, if there is such thing.
Thanks in advance.
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Look at the "shrinking vinyl tile" thread in the archives, especially about the pizza shop with 1/8" gaps after a few years.
*VCT will last until doomsday if lated properly. I believe you'll need to keep it waxed but buffing is not totally necessary. Check with your local flooring supplier to be sure though.Pete
*Eug, if you use the search function and type "VCT", there are several threads on different aspects of the tile, underlayment and cleaners, etc.I read on a commercial web site that they require their product to be laid with adjacent tiles oriented with grain direction at 90* to one another because the tiles tend to shrink in one dimension and grow in the other, but i've had little to no shrinkage at all with very little care. Perhaps there are some ambient characteristics, installation differences, or product problems others have experienced, but i've been very pleased at how it looks and wears and stands up to all the dog traffic in my houses. I let it acclimate several days before laying it, so maybe that's a plus.
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I am considering laying VCT tile in a kitchen. Does all VCT floors have to be buffed as part of regular maintenance? Can I get by with a mop and the VCT cleaners? I am trying to find the most carefree and durable floor, if there is such thing.
Thanks in advance.